Looking into mail theft, police arrest two

MURRIETA -- Police arrested two people last week on suspicion of
stealing personal mail and other items, according to a statement by
the Murrieta Police Department.

Murrieta resident Jhoanna Molina and Wildomar resident Jerrico
Reyes were found Thursday afternoon with mail that police say
appeared to have been stolen from mailboxes near the intersection
of Milkmaid Lane and Gingerbread Drive in the northwest part of the
city, police alleged in the statement. An officer responded to a
call after a resident had reported suspicious people rifling
through "community mail boxes," according to the statement.

Molina, 23, was arrested on suspicion of mail theft, theft with
a prior theft, possession of stolen property and violation of
probation. Reyes, 19, was arrested on suspicion of possession of
stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Both were booked at Southwest Detention Center.